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2. Module 7
Automation in Windows Server 2016

3. Module Agenda The automation landscape PowerShell investments
Delivering PowerShell code faster
PowerShell Web Access and Workflows
PowerShell DSC

4. The automation landscape.

5. Automation Windows Server, System Center, Azure
Microsoft
System Center
Service Management Automation
Orchestrator
Azure
Azure Automation
Azure DSC
Partners
OEMs
Management Products
ISVs
Automation Products
Windows Server
PowerShell
PowerShell Workflow
Just Enough Admin
Desired State Configuration

6. PowerShell Investments.

7. The story of PowerShell is the story of sustained investment

8. PowerShell Progression
Version
Server
Key Feature
Monad Manifesto
Server 2000
Vision and prototype

9. PowerShell Progression
Version
Server
Key Feature
Monad Manifesto
Server 2000
Vision and prototype
PowerShell 1.0
Server 2008
.Net Cmdlets*
* .Net Cmdlets, Interactive shell, language, object pipeline & utilities, namespaces, debugger, security, adaptive type system, Help

10. PowerShell Progression
Version
Server
Key Feature
Monad Manifesto
Server 2000
Vision and prototype
PowerShell 1.0
Server 2008
.Net Cmdlets
PowerShell 2.0
Server 2008 R2
Remoting*
* Remoting, Script cmdlets, comment-based help, modules, transactions, data language, splatting, try-catch, block comments, script I18N, background jobs, eventing, PowerShell_ISE, Out-Gridview

11. PowerShell Progression
Version
Server
Key Feature
Monad Manifesto
Server 2000
Vision and prototype
PowerShell 1.0
Server 2008
.Net Cmdlets
PowerShell 2.0
Server 2008 R2
Remoting
PowerShell 3.0
Server 2012
Coverage*
* Coverage, CDXML, workflow, updateable Help, singleton/collections fix, delegates, constrained & simplified language, module autoloading, DLR & AST, web and JSON support, scheduled/WMI/workflow jobs, robust remoting, RunAs and constrained runspaces, PSWeb services, POWA, snippets, intelliSense, Show-Comand, WINPE, Explorer Integration

12. PowerShell Progression
Version
Server
Key Feature
Monad Manifesto
Server 2000
Vision and prototype
PowerShell 1.0
Server 2008
.Net Cmdlets
PowerShell 2.0
Server 2008 R2
Remoting
PowerShell 3.0
Server 2012
Coverage
PowerShell 4.0
Server 2012 R2
Desired State Config*
DSC, Save-Help, Where() & Foreach() methods, workflow debugging, lots of fixes and incremental improvements

13. PowerShell Progression
Version
Server
Key Feature
Monad Manifesto
Server 2000
Vision and prototype
PowerShell 1.0
Server 2008
.Net Cmdlets
PowerShell 2.0
Server 2008 R2
Remoting
PowerShell 3.0
Server 2012
Coverage
PowerShell 4.0
Server 2012 R2
Desired State Config
PowerShell 5.0
Server 2016
DevOps*
* DSC++, package manager, Azure extension agent, script analyzer, classes, using, security++, information stream, CMS, parse by example, Pester, PSReadline, remote debugging/file copy/script editing, network switches, OData

14. PowerShell 5.0 Additions Scripting Security & Protection
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PowerShell 5.0 Additions
Scripting Security & Protection
Ubiquitous and comprehensive transcription
Deep script block logging
Protected event logging
PowerShell Information stream
Cryptographic message cmdlets
Secure code generation APIs
Constrained PowerShell endpoints (JIT/JEA)
New Utility Cmdlets
Compress-Archive / Expand-Archive
Convert-String / ConvertFrom-String
NoNewLine on File and Content cmdlets
Symbolic link support
Format-Hex
New-Guid
Clipboard cmdlets
New-TemporaryFile
Clear-RecycleBin
Get-ChildItem -Depth
New Modules
PSReadLine (tab completion++)
NetworkSwitchManager (network switches)
PnpDevice (devices and drivers)
Pester (unit test framework)
ODataUtils (generate cmdlets from OData)
Community & Development
PSScriptAnalyzer (scripting best practices)
PowerShellGet (find and install modules)
PowerShell Gallery (module repository)
PackageManagement (package manager)
Side-by-side module versioning
Classes, lexical scoping, and 'using' keyword
Remote Management
Remote script debugging
Remote script editing in ISE
Host process attach and debug
File copy over PowerShell sessions
PowerShell remoting over VMBus
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15. Delivering PowerShell Code Faster.

16. Improved Authoring of PowerShell
PowerShell ISE Improvements
Edit remote PS scripts & files in local ISE -> Enter-PSSession then running PSEdit <path and file name on the remote computer>.
This feature eases editing Windows PowerShell files that are stored on the Server Core installation option of Windows Server, where Windows PowerShell ISE cannot run.
The Start-Transcript cmdlet is now supported in Windows PowerShell ISE.
You can now debug remote scripts in Windows PowerShell ISE.
A new menu command, Break All (Ctrl+B), breaks into the debugger for both local and remotely-running scripts.
PoshCode
PowerShell Editing in Visual Studio

17. Better PowerShell Coding Practices
PowerShell Script Analyzer
Static code checker for Windows PowerShell modules and scripts
Checks the quality of Windows PowerShell code by running a set of rules
Rules based on best practices identified by PowerShell Team and the community
Generates DiagnosticResults (errors and warnings) to inform users about potential code defects and suggests possible solutions for improvements
Pester
Framework for running Unit Tests to execute and validate PowerShell commands
Remote Debugging

18. PowerShell Web Access and Workflows

19. PowerShell Web Access
Acts as a Windows PowerShell gateway, providing a web-based Windows PowerShell console that is targeted at a remote computer
Run Windows PowerShell commands and scripts from a Windows PowerShell console in a web browser
No local Windows PowerShell
No remote management software
No browser plug-in on the client device
Broad support for popular browsers.
Built for tablets and mobile devices.
Robust Session Connectivity
Users can run scripts, lose connectivity, reconnect and session still running

20. PowerShell Workflow Windows PowerShell Workflow 03
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Windows PowerShell Workflow
A set of long- running activities (in sequence or in parallel) that perform complex management tasks, such as multi-machine application provisioning.
Authored using a Windows PowerShell script or the Visual Studio Workflow Designer (XAML).
Workflows survive system interruptions (reboots, network problems): suspend-job/ resume-job, persist state and metadata.

21. PowerShell Workflow Join-Domain through Workflow workflow Join-Domain{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [string]$DomainName,
        [PSCredential]$DomainCredential
        )
    Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_computersystem
    Add-Computer -Credential $DomainCredential -DomainName $DomainName -LocalCredential $PSCredential
    Restart-Computer -Force -Wait }
# Usage
Join-Domain -PSComputerName <list of machines> -PSCredential <local admin credential> -DomainName <domain name> -DomainCredential <credential that can join machine to domain>

22. PowerShell DSC.

23. PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Simplifies configuration
Prevents configuration drift
Flexible deployment options
Enables continuous deployment
Modules available from PS Gallery

24. PowerShell DSC But what can it do for me?
Install or remove server roles and features
Manage registry settings
Manage files and directories
Start, stop, and manage processes and services
Manage local groups and user accounts
Install and manage packages such as .msi and .exe
Manage environment variables
Run Windows PowerShell scripts
Fix a configuration that has drifted away from the desired state
Discover the actual configuration state on a given node

25. DSC Leverage Traditional Scripts Configuration Intent
Dependency Resolution
Intent
DSC Engine
Dependency Resolution
Logging & Error Handling
Reboot Resiliency
Repeatable Automation
Logging & Error Handling
Reboot Resiliency
Repeatable Automation
Resources
Technology Specific
Technology Specific

26. DSC Decouples … Intent WHAT : Structural Configuration
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DSC Decouples …
Configuration
Intent
Intent
WHAT : Structural Configuration
Stays same irrespective of the environment
WHERE : Environmental Configuration
Changes as system goes through different env.
Dev  Test  Production
DSC Engine
Dependency Resolution
Logging & Error Handling
Reboot Resiliency
Repeatable Automation
Make It So
HOW : DSC Resources
Do the heavy lifting in an idempotent way
Resources
Technology Specific
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27. DSC Architecture Overview
Authoring Phase:
DSC configuration is created through PowerShell or by third party languages and tools
Output from the Authoring Phase is one or more MOF (Management Object Format) files, the format which is consumable by DSC

28. DSC Architecture Overview
Staging Phase:
MOF files are staged
Pull Server is an IIS Web Server with OData interface
Target system contacts Pull server to retrieve config
With Push model, DSC data is pushed to target system

29. DSC Architecture Overview
“Make it So” phase
Apply the configuration
DSC data either pulled or pushed to “local configuration store”
Contains current, previous and desired state configuration
Changes then implemented

30. Example DSC Configuration
Configuration ContosoWebsite {
param ($MachineName)
Node $MachineName
#Install the IIS Role
WindowsFeature IIS
Ensure = “Present”
Name = “Web-Server” }
#Install ASP.NET 4.5
WindowsFeature ASP
Name = “Web-Asp-Net45”
Use “Node” to specify target systems, so a specific node could have a specific configuration
Example DSC Provider “WindowsFeature”

31. Example DSC Configuration
#Create consumable MOF file
ContosoWebsite –MachineName “MyServer”
#Apply the MOF - Path can be local or UNC
Start-DscConfiguration –Path .\ContosoWebsite –Wait –Verbose
#Identify configuration drift - will return true or false
Test-DscConfiguration –CimSession $session

32. What’s new with DSC?
Define Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources by using classes
Neither a MOF file nor a DSCResource subfolder in the module folder is required
Gives additional flexibility
Centralized DSC Error Reporting
Not only logged in event log, but sent to central location for further analysis
Send errors for any server in the environment
Sent to a ‘Report Server’ and stored in a database – works with push/pull configurations
PSDscRunAsCredential
Run resource under a specified set of credentials
Just Enough Administration
New delegation security feature, leverages DSC and Windows PowerShell constrained runspaces to help secure enterprises from data loss or compromise by employees, whether intentional or unintentional
Further detail:

33. What’s new with DSC?
New cmdlets added to the PSDesiredStateConfiguration module:
Get-DscConfigurationStatus - high-level information about configuration status from a target node. You can obtain the status of the last, or of all configurations.
Compare-DscConfiguration - compares a specified configuration with the actual state of one or more target nodes.
Publish-DscConfiguration - copies a configuration MOF file to a target node, but does not apply the configuration. The configuration is applied during the next consistency pass, or when you run the Update-DscConfiguration cmdlet.
Test-DscConfiguration - verify that a resulting configuration matches the desired configuration, returning either True if the configuration matches the desired configuration, or False if the actual configuration does not match the desired configuration.
Update-DscConfiguration forces a configuration to be processed. If the Local Configuration Manager is in pull mode, the cmdlet gets the configuration from the pull server before applying it.

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